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CONDITIONS  THAT  WILL  GOVERN   THE 
SELECTION  OF  AN 

OFFICIAL   EMBLEM 

FOR  THE 

LOUISIANA   PURCHASE 
EXPOSITION 

1904 

SAINT  LOUIS,  U.S.A. 


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To  J\vt  OJonkcns. 


fln  Emblem 
Desired 


TH  E  Directorate  of  the  World's  Fair,  to  be  held 
in  1904,  at  St.  Louis,  U.  S.  A.,  commemo- 
rative of  the  Louisiana  Purchase,  an  act  which 
added  to  the  United  States,  in  1803,  a  territory 
greater  in  extent  and  in  natural  resources  than 
that  of  the  original  thirteen  States,  desiring  to 
obtain  an  emblem  expressive  of  the  importance 
of  this  event,  invites  artists  to  submit  designs  to 
this  end,  either  in  relief  or  in  color,  for  the  con- 
sideration of  a  jury  empowered  to  make  choice, 
from  all  the  designs  offered,  of  that  one  seeming 
most  artistic,  appropriate  and  effective  for  the 
purpose. 


It$  Character  'nPHIS  Emblem,  design  or  device  is  to  be  appli- 

11  cable  for  use  as  the  official  seal  of  the 
Exposition,  or  for  a  medal,  or  as  a  letter-head 
for  stationery,  or  for  a  poster,  or  any  other  pur- 
pose in  connection  with  the  dignified  exploitation 
of  the  Exposition.  If  colors  be  employed  sym- 
bolically, these  colors  should  be  red,  blue,  yellow 
and  white  —  the  colors  involved  in  the  national 
flags  of  the  countries  in  which  the  ownership  of 
this  territory  at  various  times  has  been  vested. 


rOR  the  best  design  submitted  a  jury  to  be  $2,000.00  for 

composed  of  seven  members — two  painters,  .     «    .  De«jan 

two  sculptors,  two  architects  and  a  historian — will 
award  a  prize  of  $2,000  (two  thousand  dollars), 
and  the  design  receiving  the  award  will,  in  con- 
sideration thereof,  become  the  property  of  the 
Exposition. 


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HE  following   named   gentlemen  have  been  £|)C  Jury 

appointed  to  serve  as  members  of  this  jury: 


MR.   FREDERICK    DIELMAN,  New  York, 

President  National  Academy  of  Design. 

MR.  JOHN    LAFARGE,  New  York, 

President  of  the  Society  of  American  Artists. 

MR.  J.  Q.  A.  WARD,  New  York, 

President  of  the  National  Sculpture  Society. 

MR.  LORADO  TAFT,  Chicago, 

President  of  the  Society  of  Western  Artists. 

MR.  CHARLES    F.  MCKIM,  New  York, 

President  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects. 

MR.  WILSON   EYRE,  Philadelphia, 

President  Philadelphia  Chapter  American  Institute 
of  Architects. 

PROFESSOR    ALCEE    FORTIER,  New  Orleans, 

President  of  the  Louisiana  Historical  Society. 


Conditions  hr'HE  design,  if  in  relief,  must  have  a  diame- 

J]  ter,  or  if  not  circular,  a  greatest  dimension, 
of  twenty  inches.  It  must  show  the  style  of 
lettering  and  date;  and,  recognizing  its  employ- 
ment for  one  side  of  a  medal,  it  is  recommended 
that  the  design  for  the  other  side  accompany  it. 
If  the  project  submitted  be  in  the  form  of  a  poster 
to  be  reproduced  in  color,  the  drawing  must  be 
upon  canvas  or  carton,  and  must  cover  a  space 
of  24x36  inches  —  with  a  clear  margin  outside 
the  design.  The  full  size  of  the  canvas  or  carton 
should  be  28x42  inches.  Designs  may  be 
mounted  upon  stretchers,  but  should  be  without 
cover-glass  or  frame. 


The  greatest  freedom  may  be  exercised  by 
the  artist  in  the  treatment  of  the  subject,  the 
only  conditions  being  that  the  completed  work 
shall  be  artistic,  appropriate,  effective  and  sus- 
ceptible of  employment  in  various  modified  forms, 
as  before  stated,  and  that  it  shall  symbolize  that 
great  historical  event  which  the  Louisiana  pur- 
chase is  to  commemorate  —  the  acquisition  from 
France  in  1803  of  territory  which  insured  to  the 
United  States  the  control,  forever,  of  the  greatest 
natural  waterway  on  earth,  the  Mississippi  River. 
In   the   history  of  the  United  States  this  event 


is  second  only,  in  importance,  to  the  signing  of 
the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Its  centenary 
is  to  be  commemorated  in  St.  Louis,  the  leading 
city  of  the  Purchase. 


/7TTLL  designs  in  competition  must  be  delivered 
ITTJ  (carriage  prepaid),  at  the  ware -rooms  of 
Messrs.  Budworth  &  Son,  424  West  Fifty-second 
Street,  New  York  City,  between  Saturday, 
November  1,  and  Wednesday,  November  5,  1902. 

Competitors  residing  outside  of  New  York 
City  should  forward  their  designs,  securely 
packed  (carriage  prepaid),  to  the  above  address. 
After  their  examination  by  the  jury,  Messrs. 
Budworth  &  Son  will  repack  and  return  to  the 
owners  such  designs  as  prove  unavailable  —  the 
expense  therefor  to  be  paid  by  the  owners  of  the 
designs  —  except  as  hereafter  provided.  All 
exhibits  should  be  forwarded  in  good  time  to 
allow  for  possible  delays  in  transit. 


Horn  $  lUhcn 
to  Submit 
Designs 


[psESIGNS  submitted    must   be  marked    NOT  Marking 

]\J)     by   the   artist's    name,    but    by    a    device  Exhibits 


and  motto,  and 


Iftarking  of 
Packing  Cases 


LL  packing  cases,  forwarded  to  the  agents, 

should  be  marked  as  follows: 


Pole 


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|  W.  F.  EMBLEM 

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From 


424  West  52d  Street, 


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New  York  City.    I 

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"JMIO  designs  will  be  received,  under  any 
1  11  circumstances,  by  the  Exposition  authori- 
ties at  St.  Louis. 


Dote 


N  every  event,  whether  the  design  be  person - 
]  ally  delivered  at  the  place  of  examination  or 
be  sent  through  an  agent,  a  letter  should  be  mailed 
at  once  to  Mr.  Walter  B.  Stevens,  Secretary 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  St.  Louis 
(marked  on  the  envelope  "Emblem  Competi- 
tion"), advising  him  of  the  submitting  of  the 
design,  and  enclosing  to  him,  in  a  sealed  envel- 
ope, a  card  giving  the  artist's  name  and  address 
and  the  device  and  motto  by  which  the  design 
is  signed. 


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/?j|LL  the  designs  sent  will  be  examined  by  the  DotC 

/ril   Jury  of  Selection,  and  of  these  a  number  will 
be  placed  on  public  exhibition  for  a  short  period. 


/'JILL   designs   except   that   one  receiving  the  «0tC 

in]  award,  or  such  as  may  be  purchased  by 
the  Exposition  authorities,  will  be  designated  in 
the  exhibition  simply  by  the  devices  and  mottoes 
by  which  they  are  signed  —  unless  any  artist 
may  agree  otherwise  —  in  which  event  his  name 
and  address  will  be  attached  to  his  design. 


/?j]T  the  close  of  the  examination  by  the  jury,  DotC 

Inl  all  designs  not  available  for  exhibition 
will  be  returned  to  the  owners  promptly,  at  the 
expense  of  said  owners.  All  designs  exhibited 
which  may  not  become  the  property  of  the 
Exposition,  will  be  returned  at  the  close  of  the 
exhibition  at  the  expense  of  the  Exposition 
authorities. 


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